Agent Skills

appinsights-instrumentation

✓★ 36,202

by github

Instrument a webapp to send useful telemetry data to Azure App Insights

arduino-azure-iot-edge-integration

✓★ 36,202

by github

Design and implement Arduino integration with Azure IoT Hub and IoT Edge, including secure provisioning, resilient telemetry, command handling, and production guardrails.

az-cost-optimize

✓★ 36,202

by github

Analyze Azure resources used in the app (IaC files and/or resources in a target rg) and optimize costs - creating GitHub issues for identified optimizations.

azure-architecture-autopilot

✓★ 36,202

by github

Design Azure infrastructure using natural language, or analyze existing Azure resources to auto-generate architecture diagrams, refine them through conversation, and deploy with Bicep. When to use this skill: - "Create X on Azure", "Set up a RAG architecture" (new design) - "Analyze my current Azure infrastructure", "Draw a diagram for rg-xxx" (existing analysis) - "Foundry is slow", "I want to reduce costs", "Strengthen security" (natural language modification) - Azure resource deployment, Bicep template generation, IaC code generation - Microsoft Foundry, AI Search, OpenAI, Fabric, ADLS Gen2, Databricks, and all Azure services

azure-deployment-preflight

✓★ 36,202

by github

Performs comprehensive preflight validation of Bicep deployments to Azure, including template syntax validation, what-if analysis, and permission checks. Use this skill before any deployment to Azure to preview changes, identify potential issues, and ensure the deployment will succeed. Activate when users mention deploying to Azure, validating Bicep files, checking deployment permissions, previewing infrastructure changes, running what-if, or preparing for azd provision.

azure-devops-cli

✓★ 36,202

by github

Manage Azure DevOps resources via CLI including projects, repos, pipelines, builds, pull requests, work items, artifacts, and service endpoints. Use when working with Azure DevOps, az commands, devops automation, CI/CD, or when user mentions Azure DevOps CLI.

azure-pricing

✓★ 36,202

by github

Fetches real-time Azure retail pricing using the Azure Retail Prices API (prices.azure.com) and estimates Copilot Studio agent credit consumption. Use when the user asks about the cost of any Azure service, wants to compare SKU prices, needs pricing data for a cost estimate, mentions Azure pricing, Azure costs, Azure billing, or asks about Copilot Studio pricing, Copilot Credits, or agent usage estimation. Covers compute, storage, networking, databases, AI, Copilot Studio, and all other Azure service families.

azure-resource-health-diagnose

✓★ 36,202

by github

Analyze Azure resource health, diagnose issues from logs and telemetry, and create a remediation plan for identified problems.

azure-resource-visualizer

✓★ 36,202

by github

Analyze Azure resource groups and generate detailed Mermaid architecture diagrams showing the relationships between individual resources. Use this skill when the user asks for a diagram of their Azure resources or help in understanding how the resources relate to each other.

azure-role-selector

✓★ 36,202

by github

When user is asking for guidance for which role to assign to an identity given desired permissions, this agent helps them understand the role that will meet the requirements with least privilege access and how to apply that role.

azure-smart-city-iot-solution-builder

✓★ 36,202

by github

Design and plan end-to-end Azure IoT and Smart City solutions: requirements, architecture, security, operations, cost, and a phased delivery plan with concrete implementation artifacts.

azure-static-web-apps

✓★ 36,202

by github

Helps create, configure, and deploy Azure Static Web Apps using the SWA CLI. Use when deploying static sites to Azure, setting up SWA local development, configuring staticwebapp.config.json, adding Azure Functions APIs to SWA, or setting up GitHub Actions CI/CD for Static Web Apps.

entra-agent-user

✓★ 36,202

by github

Create Agent Users in Microsoft Entra ID from Agent Identities, enabling AI agents to act as digital workers with user identity capabilities in Microsoft 365 and Azure environments.

foundry-agent-sync

✓★ 36,202

by github

Create and synchronize prompt-based AI agents directly within Azure AI Foundry via REST API, from a local JSON manifest. Unlike scaffolding skills that only generate local code, this skill registers agents in the Foundry service itself — making them immediately available for invocation. Use when the user asks to create agents in Foundry, sync, deploy, register, or push agents to Foundry, update agent instructions, or scaffold the manifest and sync script for a new repository. Triggers: 'create agent in foundry', 'sync foundry agents', 'deploy agents to foundry', 'register agents in foundry', 'push agents', 'create foundry agent manifest', 'scaffold agent sync'.

import-infrastructure-as-code

✓★ 36,202

by github

Import existing Azure resources into Terraform using Azure CLI discovery and Azure Verified Modules (AVM). Use when asked to reverse-engineer live Azure infrastructure, generate Infrastructure as Code from existing subscriptions/resource groups/resource IDs, map dependencies, derive exact import addresses from downloaded module source, prevent configuration drift, and produce AVM-based Terraform files ready for validation and planning across any Azure resource type.

microsoft-code-reference

✓★ 36,202

by github

Look up Microsoft API references, find working code samples, and verify SDK code is correct. Use when working with Azure SDKs, .NET libraries, or Microsoft APIs—to find the right method, check parameters, get working examples, or troubleshoot errors. Catches hallucinated methods, wrong signatures, and deprecated patterns by querying official docs.

microsoft-docs

✓★ 36,202

by github

Query official Microsoft documentation to find concepts, tutorials, and code examples across Azure, .NET, Agent Framework, Aspire, VS Code, GitHub, and more. Uses Microsoft Learn MCP as the default, with Context7 and Aspire MCP for content that lives outside learn.microsoft.com.

python-azure-iot-edge-modules

✓★ 36,202

by github

Build and operate Python Azure IoT Edge modules with robust messaging, deployment manifests, observability, and production readiness checks.

terraform-azurerm-set-diff-analyzer

✓★ 36,202

by github

Analyze Terraform plan JSON output for AzureRM Provider to distinguish between false-positive diffs (order-only changes in Set-type attributes) and actual resource changes. Use when reviewing terraform plan output for Azure resources like Application Gateway, Load Balancer, Firewall, Front Door, NSG, and other resources with Set-type attributes that cause spurious diffs due to internal ordering changes.

update-avm-modules-in-bicep

✓★ 36,202

by github

Update Azure Verified Modules (AVM) to latest versions in Bicep files.

cloud-solution-architect

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

Transform the agent into a Cloud Solution Architect following Azure Architecture Center best practices. Use when designing cloud architectures, reviewing system designs, selecting architecture styles, applying cloud design patterns, making technology choices, or conducting Well-Architected Framework reviews.

podcast-generation

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

Generate AI-powered podcast-style audio narratives using Azure OpenAI's GPT Realtime Mini model via WebSocket. Use when building text-to-speech features, audio narrative generation, podcast creation from content, or integrating with Azure OpenAI Realtime API for real audio output. Covers full-stack implementation from React frontend to Python FastAPI backend with WebSocket streaming.

skill-creator

✓★ 2,676

by microsoft

Guide for creating effective skills for AI coding agents working with Azure SDKs and Microsoft Foundry services. Use when creating new skills or updating existing skills.

architecture-diagrams

✓★ 1,245

by microsoft

Architecture diagram authoring for cloud infrastructure and declared data catalogs. Use when rendering Azure IaC or DS_CATALOG_V1 relationships as caller-selected ASCII or Mermaid diagrams.

azure-image-builder

✓★ 699

by hashicorp

Build Azure managed images and Azure Compute Gallery images with Packer. Use when creating custom images for Azure VMs.

azure-verified-modules

✓★ 699

by hashicorp

Azure Verified Modules (AVM) requirements and best practices for developing certified Azure Terraform modules. Use when creating or reviewing Azure modules that need AVM certification.

windows-builder

✓★ 699

by hashicorp

Build Windows images with Packer using WinRM communicator and PowerShell provisioners. Use when creating Windows AMIs, Azure images, or VMware templates.

appinsights-instrumentation

✓★ 227

by Azure

Guidance for instrumenting webapps with Azure Application Insights. Provides telemetry patterns, SDK setup, and configuration references. WHEN: how to instrument app, App Insights SDK, telemetry patterns, what is App Insights, Application Insights guidance, instrumentation examples, APM best practices.

azure-ai

✓★ 227

by Azure

Use for Azure AI: Search, Speech, OpenAI, Document Intelligence. Helps with search, vector/hybrid search, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, transcription, OCR. WHEN: AI Search, query search, vector search, hybrid search, semantic search, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, transcribe, OCR, convert text to speech.

azure-aigateway

✓★ 227

by Azure

Configure Azure API Management as an AI Gateway for AI models, MCP tools, and agents. WHEN: semantic caching, token limit, content safety, load balancing, AI model governance, MCP rate limiting, jailbreak detection, add Azure OpenAI backend, add AI Foundry model, test AI gateway, LLM policies, configure AI backend, token metrics, AI cost control, convert API to MCP, import OpenAPI to gateway.